Join our Newsletter
Browse by Category
-
Most Read This Week
- Vical Incorporated announces results of herpes vaccine trial
- Expert doubts CDC promotion of influenza vaccine
- NIH studying newly emerging Staphylococcus aureus strain
- University of Cincinnati researchers develop oral breast cancer vaccine
- CDC issues update on fungal meningitis outbreak
- Swine-origin flu variant cases continue in U.S.
- Scientist map critical portion of anti-influenza antibody
- Boy dies from superbug infection at NIH hospital
- Progress made on new TB drug
Tags
Africa AIDS anthrax Avian flu Canada Cancer CDC Centers for Disease Control chicken pox China cholera Dengue fever Detection technology Ebola H1N1 H5N1 Hepatitis Hepatitis B HIV HPV Human papillomavirus immunization India Infectious disease Influenza Malaria Maryland Measles Medical Countermeasures meningitis MRSA Mumps News Pertussis pneumonia polio Preparedness research rotavirus Tuberculosis vaccine development West Nile virus whooping cough World Health Organization Yellow Fever
Global Fund partners with Pledge Guarantee for Health
TweetThe Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria announced a new partnership on Friday that will allow the organization to leverage private sector funding to expand access to health supplies like bed nets. The Global Fund announced the partnership … Read More »
Plandai Biotechnology announces positive results for anti-malarial plant extract
Tweet Plandai Biotechnology, Inc., a producer of highly bioavailable plant extracts for multiple industries, announced on Wednesday that its Phytofare catechin extract was effective in killing the malaria parasite in a recent study. Phytofare was found to be effective in … Read More »
Scientists discover malaria parasites communicate with each other
Tweet Melbourne scientists reported on Tuesday that malaria parasites “talk” to each other to increase their survival and transmission rate, which may change the way malaria vaccines are developed. Professor Alan Cowman and Dr. Neta Regev-Rudzki from the Walter and … Read More »
Ulcerative colitis drug receives FDA approval
TweetJanssen Biotech, Inc., announced on Wednesday that it received FDA approval for its ulcerative colitis drug SIMPONI. Ulcerative colitis is a chronic inflammatory bowel disease that causes inflammation, and sometimes ulceration, of the colonic regions. This leads to bloody stools, … Read More »
Global Fund announces new grants in Mali for TB and malaria treatment
TweetThe Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria announced the finalization on Wednesday of two grant agreements with Mali for TB and malaria treatment. The grant agreements, worth approximately $64.1 million, will make major improvements to health services access … Read More »
Filed in Medical Countermeasures
Tagged Malaria, Medical Countermeasures, Tuberculosis
Leave a comment
Soligenix starts clinical study for Crohn’s disease treatment
TweetSoligenix, Inc., announced on Wednesday that it will start phase 1 clinical studies for SGX203, a treatment for pediatric Crohn’s disease. Crohn’s disease is a disorder that affects the gastrointestinal tract, which could be anywhere from the mouth to the … Read More »
Public Health England urges travelers to avoid mosquito bites
Tweet Between January and April 2013, nearly three times as many travelers from the United Kingdom were diagnosed with dengue fever, propelling officials to urge travelers to take precautions against mosquito bites. Public Health England reported 141 cases of confirmed … Read More »
Florida follows CDC recommentations to fight tuberculosis
TweetThe Florida Department of Health recently collaborated with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to decrease tuberculosis in the 2012 cluster in Duval County. Florida DOH sent a progress report to the CDC this week highlighting its successes. Nine … Read More »